Tonbridge Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Tonbridge, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (first round) · Area / Trustee places | 378/400 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.712 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tonbridge Grammar School is a secondary school in Tonbridge, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Tonbridge Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.712 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 4.712 miles away, the 21st longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 353 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 172 offers went to first-choice families, and 181 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 371 of the 975 applications (38%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Kent, and 27 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 98% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 77.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,150 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend and represent Tonbridge Grammar School.”
- “A sense of purpose and intent permeates the school.”
- “Pupils are keen to learn, engage with deep thinking and be challenged.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 98% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 77.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 353 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 172 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Weald of Kent Grammar School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillview School for Girls 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Judd School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published